Karima Kamal
Of protecting Egypt
Opinion
December 24, 2015
Of protecting Egypt
This week has seen an event that reveals the nature of what is politically going on in Egypt. It pertains…
No competition
Opinion
October 15, 2015
No competition
There is a frenzied push for people to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections so that the turnout can be…
The Copts and the Nour Party
Opinion
September 19, 2015
The Copts and the Nour Party
The Copts have suddenly become the Salafi Nour Party’s escape from disbandment ever since the Administrative Court obliged the Political…
Lady Justice takes off her blindfold
Opinion
August 20, 2015
Lady Justice takes off her blindfold
The blindfolded Lady Justice is the symbol of equality before the law. So how come, Mr. Interior Minister, Mortada Mansour…
Acting as a state
Opinion
July 16, 2015
Acting as a state
There was news on Facebook about referring three Copts to prosecutors and later releasing them on a bail of LE10,000…
Is it too late?
Opinion
June 28, 2015
Is it too late?
Is it too late to correct the path we, our regime and our media are taking? We got rid of a…
Media chaos or political chaos?
Opinion
May 28, 2015
Media chaos or political chaos?
Again, there is media chaos. But the question remains: What media and what chaos? I believe what we see on satellite…
The president’s picture
Opinion
February 8, 2015
The president’s picture
Many coalitions and alliances for the next election have been announced. Yet the most surprising was the “In Love for…
Double sin
Opinion
January 6, 2015
Double sin
I wrote an article last week commenting on the intervention of the church in political affairs and the statements of…
It is time to stop
Opinion
December 28, 2014
It is time to stop
If you were not shocked by Pope Tawadros' recent statements to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo — especially if compared…
Church nears change of papal election, personal status by-laws
Egypt
November 10, 2014
Church nears change of papal election, personal status by-laws
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church could finally change internal familial by-laws, which currently forbid Egyptian Coptic Christians from divorcing or remarrying,…
Marketing Facism
Opinion
November 2, 2014
Marketing Facism
I once heard a story on someone's Facebook account of a upper-class woman running into a TV presenter who had…
A massacre at the hands of the authorities
Opinion
October 10, 2011
A massacre at the hands of the authorities
Can the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) now claim it decided not to open fire on Egyptians during…
Jumping from the frying pan into the fire
Opinion
January 21, 2011
Jumping from the frying pan into the fire
Egypt is not Tunisia. In Egypt, a middle-aged man tried to light himself on fire in front of the parliament…
Muddying the waters
Opinion
January 16, 2011
Muddying the waters
As many of us are still in shock, pain and melancholy after the Alexandria church attack, lawyer Montaser al-Zayat has…
Egypt’s policy of denial
Opinion
January 8, 2011
Egypt’s policy of denial
In a statement issued by the Two Saints Church, following the New Year’s Eve blast which killed 23 people and…
The NDP’s manipulation of Egyptian Copts
Opinion
November 19, 2010
The NDP’s manipulation of Egyptian Copts
In a recent op-ed, Michael Mounir, head of the US Copts Association, wrote:
Lessons from the Al-Dostour crisis
Opinion
November 12, 2010
Lessons from the Al-Dostour crisis
Looking back at the Al-Dostour newspaper crisis, which began in October, one wonders what lessons we can draw for Egyptian…